United States Policy in Sri Lanka

From rmcgehee@igc.org. 17 August, 1996

The policy adopted by the US has not changed since Vietnam. The same
policy is now used in Sri Lanka. The CIA has had the opportunity to solve
the problem. Instead the US have continued to supply weapons and recently,
advisors. The main reason, to provide companies like Freeport Mcmoran with
mining rights.

Prior to US involment it was British mercenaries and then the Israelis
providing support to a government that has a long record of systematic
genocide.

The LTTE has been classed a a major terrorist organisation. From first
hand experience if it was not for the LTTE the Tamil population in Sri
Lanka would be exterminated. The US turned down an offer to oversee
negotiations. Instead they dispatched a SF training team to the south.

Although the Tamils are classed as terrorists they are one of many races
born with a mistake in their birthright that have been pushed to far.
The only way they can combat the threat is by improvisation.

The US has no reason to be in Sri Lanka but US weapons are killing
thousands of civilians. If a bomb exploded in the US with the hallmarks
of the LTTE would the American population agree that the US started the
war and it was tit for tat retaliation.

I have no interest apart from the fact that the Island is about to be
turned into a second Vietnam when the problem can be solved peacefully.